Chapter 3253: The Panic and Fear of Kousei Arima

Lelouch was dressed in an Emperor's robe, gripping the invisible Sword of Promised Victory in his hand, his entire being regal and noble, radiating an imperial majesty beyond ordinary imagination.

"... What! It's real"

Kaori Miyazono murmured, then her shoulders twitched several times, tears streaming down in an instant, "Can I finally not die?"

No matter how strong she might be, she was, after all, only a young girl facing death.

All the grievances and pain she had once endured... she could finally hold them back no longer.

"Don't cry!"

Su Han's expression was gentle.

He came to her side.

A single palm rested on Kaori Miyazono's shoulder, and the healing power of the Horse Talisman instantly flowed into her body.

Healing her body that was riddled with wounds.

The next instant, the door was flung open with a boom.

A number of nurses and doctors rushed in from outside.

They had clearly heard that strange, thunderous sound earlier.

And in the very first instant of entering... they saw Bai Hu Zi, whose stature was unimaginably tall.

All of them froze on the spot.

"... Wh-what is going on here"

"A giant... is this a dream? Why would such an enormous giant suddenly appear inside a hospital room"

"Another world invading, or aliens?"

No matter who they were, everyone was stunned at this moment.

Bai Hu Zi raised an eyebrow, lowered his head to look at Lelouch beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Leave these guys to you!"

"... No problem!"

Lelouch gave a wry smile, and his pupils instantly transformed into a three-tomoe Sharingan.

He merely cast a casual glance backward, and immediately the stunned expressions on the faces of all the medical staff froze solid.

Gradually, the medical staff returned to normal.

They looked at each other, glanced back and forth, then casually dispersed on their own.

Only then did Kaori Miyazono come to her senses. She glanced at the medical staff outside the door who had not yet fully dispersed, then took another look at Bai Hu Zi, and said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry... I should have found a more spacious place! Being in a hospital, I've caused you all trouble."

"It's no big deal!"

Bai Hu Zi shook his head; he had been through this sort of thing more than once or twice, and was long since used to it.

After thinking for a moment, he extended an invitation to Kaori Miyazono, "So, little girl! Do you have... any thoughts of becoming my daughter?"

"Mm... eh!!"

Kaori Miyazono had only agreed halfway. Once she realized what exactly Bai Hu Zi had said, her face filled with shock and disbelief, and she instinctively ducked behind Su Han.

She stared at Bai Hu Zi as if looking at a pervert.

"I knew it!"

Lelouch slapped a palm over his own face.

"Miss Kaori Miyazono, Old Man Bai Hu Zi means you no harm!"

Su Han shrugged with a wry smile, "The old man just... likes collecting sons and daughters everywhere... and, to the sons and daughters he's taken in, he's a very qualified old man."

Kaori Miyazono was a little panicked, and instinctively swallowed once.

Su Han, having heard Kaori Miyazono's inner thoughts, added another line, ".

I have no intention of forcing you to become Bai Hu Zi's daughter! I'm just saying it offhand... If Bai Hu Zi tries to force you, I'll teach him a lesson for you."

"... Alright then!"

Kaori Miyazono bit her lower lip, thought for a moment, then said, "Thank you, President..."

Bai Hu Zi rubbed his own nose, laughed a little awkwardly, knowing he had been a bit too hasty.

"I'd suggest you go watch One Piece! After you've finished watching, just give... Bai Hu Zi an answer."

After Lelouch finished giving his suggestion, he looked toward Su Han, "So, President, when do we start the mission?"

"Right now!"

Su Han opened the Guild livestream room, then extended a finger and gently tapped the void before him.

Accompanied by a crisp hum, ripples spread across the void before him.

A spatial-time tunnel abruptly appeared, and Su Han immediately stepped into it.

Bai Hu Zi leaned his body forward and also dove into the tunnel.

Last were Lelouch and Kaori Miyazono.

Lelouch in front, Kaori Miyazono behind him.

... At this moment, at a comic convention signing event.

Kousei Arima wore a face full of smiles as he signed his books, then handed them to the readers lined up in a long queue before him.

From time to time he even took photos with these readers.

Just as Kousei Arima finished signing another copy and prepared to take the next one, a sudden clamor rose up beside him.

He furrowed his brow, turned his head to look beside him in some puzzlement, and then his expression froze.

What came into view was a youth who looked slender as a work of art, a faint smile at the corner of his lips, his entire being like a magnet, firmly drawing the gazes of everyone around him.

However, this utterly perfect youth was still within the realm of normal.

Immediately after, a giant between six and eight meters tall crawled out of the spatial-time tunnel behind the youth.

The comic convention venue was neither large nor small.

But from every direction, one could still see this peculiar giant.

After all—he was just too tall.